A Tribute to Nonnie S. Burnes

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that The Honorable Nonnie S. Burnes ’77-‘78, founder of Northeastern Law's Public Interest Law Scholars Program and a former Trustee of Northeastern and associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, passed away Saturday.

Supreme Court Rundown: Will Roe Survive?

Listen back: Brigitte Amiri ’99, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, joined Ms. magazine's On the Issues podcast to unpack the issues at stake in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that some believe could overturn Roe v. Wade.

Biden Can’t Correct Vaccine Apartheid on Big Pharma’s Terms

"This pandemic won’t end if policy solutions prioritize keeping Big Pharma happy by pursuing one-sided compromise while millions of people are getting sick and dying due to lack of access to life-saving vaccines," writes Professor Brook Baker '76 in his latest Health GAP blog.

D.C. Circuit Could Finally Fix IRS Whistleblower Program

“The IRS whistleblower program’s success in detecting and deterring tax crimes has been undermined by a recent US Tax Court decision concerning the appropriate standard of review for analyzing decisions made by the IRS Whistleblower Office,” writes Siri Nelson ’19, executive director of the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) and an adjunct professor at Northeastern Law, in a co-authored op-ed for Bloomberg Tax.

Biden Extends Covid Public Health Emergency While States Move On

“We’re already seeing obviously tremendous strain on the healthcare system right now,” Professor Wendy Parmet, faculty director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law tells News@Northeastern . “We seem to be at the cusp of what might be the tripledemic.”